(KJV)
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that
great city, because she made
all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.(1611 KJV) And there followed another Angel, saying, Babylon is
fallen, is fallen, that great citie,
because she made all nations drinke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.(1587 Geneva Bible) And there followed another Angel, saying,
Babylon that great citie is
fallen, it is fallen: for she made all nations to drinke of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication.(1526 Tyndale) And there folowed another angell sayinge:
Babilon is fallen is fallen that gret cite
for she made all nacions drynke of the wyne of hyr fornicacion.

Counterfeit Versions(1881 RV) And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great, which hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication.(1901 ASV) And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication. (AMP) Then another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great, she who has made all nations drink the wine of the passion of
her immorality [corrupting them with idolatry].” (CEB) Another angel, a second one, followed and said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon
the great! She made all the nations drink the wine of her lustful passion.”
(CSB) And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon
the Great has fallen. She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual
immorality, which brings wrath.”

(Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition) And another angel followed, saying: That
great Babylon is fallen, is fallen; which made all nations to drink of the wine
of the wrath of her fornication. (ESV) Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual
immorality.” (GNB) A second angel followed the first one, saying, “She has fallen! Great
Babylon has fallen! She made all peoples drink her wine—the strong wine of her
immoral lust!” (HCSB) A second angel followed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has
fallen, who made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which
brings wrath.” (JB PHILLIPS) Then another, a second angel, followed him crying, “Fallen, fallen
is Babylon the great! She who made all nations drink the wine of her passionate
unfaithfulness!” (LEB) And another second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her
sexual immorality.” (THE MESSAGE) A second Angel followed, calling out, “Ruined, ruined, Great
Babylon ruined! She made all the nations drunk on the wine of her whoring!”
(NABRE) A second angel followed, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,
that made all the nations drink the wine of her licentious passion.” (NASV) And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the
passion of her immorality.” (NIV) A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’
which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.” (NRSV) Then another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great! She has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of
her fornication.” (RSV) Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great, she who made all nations drink the wine of her impure passion.” (NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) Another, a second angel, followed, saying: “She has
fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen, she who made all the nations drink of the
wine of the passion of her sexual immorality!”

Affected TeachingWe see more detail about Babylon in Chapters 17 & 18 but here we are given a
single statement that Babylon has fallen. It is a fulfillment of a vision which
was given to Isaiah in chapter 21. There it is speaking about the physical
kingdom of Babylon which would eventually capture Judah for 70 years in 586 B.C.
Isaiah 21:9 (KJV) And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple
of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the
graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Here the term Babylon is widened and is a synonym for the world wide kingdom of
Satan. As God judged Babylon in the Old Testament, God will swiftly judge the
kingdom of Satan at the end of time. There is nowhere on earth that the kingdom
of Satan has not touched. Every single nation of this world has been under the
evil influence of the kingdom of Satan. The fornication which these nations have
been seduced by is the evil beast and the false prophet which had been
responsible for seducing both governments of the world and the religious systems
by creating false religions which bring only destruction to a person’s soul.
When one drinks wine it makes them feel good until they realize that wine has
led to their eternal destruction as in the case of the wine of the wrath of the
fornication of Babylon. The unbeliever drinks the wine of Babylon thinking that
it will be only innocent but will realize too late that it has set them up for
eternal damnation.

In Daniel 4:30 we read about Nebuchadnezzar who looked over the city of Babylon
and glorified himself as if it was he who built it himself. Daniel 4:30
(KJV) The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for
the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my
majesty? He was looking over the great city and that same principle
is found in Revelation as Satan’s kingdom has reached the entire world and in
his pride he thought that he was untouchable. Yet, in this scenario in the third
parallel vision in Revelation, that great city would now be completely
destroyed. Revelation 18:21 (KJV) And a mighty angel took up a stone like a
great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that
great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. There
is no reason for the word “city” to be omitted. Maybe because the word “city”
can be a synonym for a “kingdom” and the Scripture corrupters could not see this
in other parts of Scripture.